 Antonia Issa Lahera has been in the field
of education for more than twenty years.
While living in the Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia, Antonia taught
learners in grades first through tenth,
English, reading and writing. In California
she has worked on both the elementary and secondary level with the bulk of her
teaching in upper elementary. Her last
two assignments have been administrative serving as the principal of two unique
programs. The first program was a district
prototype ending social promotion to regular high school for targeted
students. The second assignment was as
principal of a reconstituted 4-8 grade school.
Each assignment has further cemented her commitment to public education.
Antonia holds her doctorate from the University
of Southern California in Urban
Leadership. She has worked extensively
in urban areas and her life's work is about creating the conditions for
excellence in underserved places. Most
recently she has taken a leave from her district to instruct at the university
level in an accelerated Educational Administration program. Antonia presents and consults nationally and
has had the privilege to learn and work with Dr. Janet Allen for 10 years.
It is Antonia's belief that together we can create the
conditions necessary for all students to learn.
Using literacy and a social justice perspective, Antonia continues to
make certain that diversity, equity and cultural proficiency bring all of the
stakeholders in schools together for the work at hand. She feels humbled and honored to be a part of
the work at hand for our nation.
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